Job outlook for care takers in the United States

Care taker job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected care taker job growth rate is 36% from 2018-2028.

• About 1,185,800 new jobs for care takers are projected over the next decade.

• Care taker salaries have increased 26% for care takers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 178,373 care takers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 102,295 active care taker job openings in the US.

• The average care taker salary is $26,887.

Compare the number of care taker jobs and the average care taker salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of care taker job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where care takers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.